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his proposed experiments upon the 
influence on the fungus of mineral 
additions to the soil. As soon as 
those spores were ripe, the experiments 
would be proceeded with in his labo- 
ratory. 
Prizes for Grain and Mustard Seed 
at Cambridge. 
Mr. Whitehead said, with regard 
to the prizes for seed corn, that the 
matter bad been discussed upon the 
previous day, in accordance with the 
resolution passed at the last meeting 
of the Council. But there was not a 
very keen desire in the Committee 
that these prizes should be offered, 
considering the extraordinary nature 
of the summer, and the consequent 
probable scarcity of fine samples. 
The schedule had been prepared 
exactly on the same lines as that 
at Windsor, and not on the more ex- 
tended lines proposed by those who 
originally suggested these prizes for 
next year. It had been proposed 
that the prizes should be offered 
for different varieties of grain ; but 
the Committee felt that it was hope- 
less to attempt to offer prizes for 
separate varieties, as they differed so 
much under different circumstances 
of cultivation and treatment. It was 
considered by the Committee that 
the prizes for seed-corn would be 
givtn by the Cambridge Local Com- 
mittee. That morning the represen- 
tatives of the Local Committee rather 
doubted as to whether funds were 
now available for the purpose. The 
question as to whether the prizes 
would be provided by the Local Com- 
mittee had therefore been referred 
back to them. 
Anbury, or “ Finger-and-Toe," in 
Turnips. 
Mr. Stratton asked whether the 
Committee considered that their 
labours were concluded with regard 
to the inquiry into the causes or 
remedies of anbury, or “ finger-and- 
toe,” in turnips, or whether experi- 
ments would be tried or were in pro- 
cess of being tried with the view to 
the discovery of some remedy for the 
disease. It appeared to him that the 
result of the inquiry left the matter 
in the same condition as before, 
which was absolutely unsatisfactory. 
Mr. Whitehead replied that the 
report of the Committee that day was 
only a preliminary one, as it was con- 
sidered that the information in their 
possession should be published at 
once, in order that it might be possible 
for some of the suggested remedies 
— the application of gas-lime, for 
instance — to be tried this season. 
At the present time Dr. Yoelcker had 
a large number of replies to the 
Society’s circular letter of inquiry 
He was further considering the ques- 
tion, and he hoped to publish a report 
in an early number of the Journal. 
The inquiry was by no means con- 
cluded, and the Consulting Botanist 
was carrying out experiments with 
regard to the propagation of spores 
from one turnip to another. 
Earl Cathcart understood that 
the Committee intended to prosecute 
their inquiries until definite con- 
clusions could be arrived at. 
Veterinary. 
Sir John Thorold (Chairman) 
presented the following report from 
Professor Brown : — 
Pleuro-pneitmoxia.— Si nee the last meet- 
ing of the Committee another outbreak of 
this disease has been discovered in the 
vicinity of London, on premises at Crickle- 
wood, in the occupation of a dairyman and 
cow-dealer. The existence of the disease was 
reported on September 26. when several of 
the cows on the premises were ill, one of 
which actually died of the disease before the 
order for slaughter could be obtained. Of 
the thirty-seven cattle on the premises, no 
less than ten were more or less affected with 
the disease in different stages, plainly in- 
dicating that it must have existed among 
them for some time. The owner, being a 
dealer, had sold cattle to several people in 
the London district ; these, numbering 156, 
were traced and slaughtered. Some of the 
diseased cows in this outbreak were traced to 
Derby and Nottingham, and 144 cattle with 
which they had previously been in contact 
were traced and slaughtered. 
Swine Fever. — The last published weekly 
return relating to this disease shows some 
decrease as compared with preceding weeks, 
and is below the weekly average since the 
beginning of the year. In the week ended 
October 21 there were thirty-two fresh out- 
breaks aud 165 swine attacked. The weekly 
average for the first forty-two weeks this year 
has been fifty outbreaks aud 263 attacked. 
Anthrax. — According to recent returns 
this disease is still increasing. In the week 
ending October 14 there were fifteen fresh 
outbreaks reported, and forty-one animals 
attacked. The weekly average for the forty- 
two weeks of this year has been ten out- 
breaks and twenty-three animals attacked. 
Rabies. — T his disease has increased very 
